Farangipet: Man hit by train, dies
Farangipet: A 45-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a train on Thursday morning at Ammemar in Pudu village of Bantwal Taluk today.
The deceased has been identified as Farooq, a resident of Ammemar. Farooq, an employee of the Mangalore port, met with the accident while going for work today morning.
It has been suspected that the victim had accidentally come in contact with the train while crossing the track. Later, the passersby rushed him to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead.
The deceased is survived by two daughters and two sons.
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Punjab elect to bowl against Chennai in IPL match
Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
CSK made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prashant Veer in place of Matt Short.
CSK had lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in the opening match while Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
